The politics in 01223 Becket, MA are largely driven by the community's commitment to small-town values and democracy. Local elections are held every year to determine the town's governing body, which is responsible for enacting ordinances and rules in line with the desires of the community. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, taxes, and environmental regulations are frequently discussed by the town's residents during election season. Residents also have access to representatives from both major political parties, providing them with information about candidates and their views on important issues. Overall, 01223 Becket is a small but vibrant community that strives to uphold democratic principles while also addressing their own local concerns.
The political climate in Zip 01223 (Becket, MA) is moderately liberal.
Berkshire County, MA is very liberal. In Berkshire County, MA 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berkshire county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.3%.
Berkshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 01223 (Becket, MA) is moderately liberal.
Becket, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Berkshire County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Pittsfield Metro Area is very liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Becket, Massachusetts: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 01223 (Becket)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,468 contributions totaling $74,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)